Radial two-dimensional ion crystals in a linear Paul trap

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.12766v5
• Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 20:31:35 GMT
• Title: Radial two-dimensional ion crystals in a linear Paul trap
• Authors: Marissa D'Onofrio, Yuanheng Xie, A.J. Rasmusson, Evangeline Wolanski, Jiafeng Cui, and Philip Richerme
• Abstract summary: We experimentally study two-dimensional (2D) Coulomb crystals in the "radial-2D" phase of a linear Paul trap. micromotion-induced heating of the radial-2D crystal is confined to the radial plane. Our results establish radial-2D ion crystals as a robust experimental platform for realizing a variety of theoretical proposals in quantum simulation and computation.
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• Abstract: We experimentally study two-dimensional (2D) Coulomb crystals in the "radial-2D" phase of a linear Paul trap. This phase is identified by a 2D ion lattice aligned entirely with the radial plane and is created by imposing a large ratio of axial to radial trapping potentials. Using arrays of up to 19 $^{171}$Yb$^+$ ions, we demonstrate that the structural phase boundaries and vibrational mode frequencies of such crystals are well-described by the pseudopotential approximation, despite the time-dependent ion positions driven by intrinsic micromotion. We further observe that micromotion-induced heating of the radial-2D crystal is confined to the radial plane. Finally, we verify that the transverse motional modes, which are used in most ion-trap quantum simulation schemes, remain decoupled and cold in this geometry. Our results establish radial-2D ion crystals as a robust experimental platform for realizing a variety of theoretical proposals in quantum simulation and computation.

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